Our Engineers hard at work today replacing waterwheel boards ahead of OPENING NEXT MONDAY. #choosewoodbridge #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering

New pit wheel teeth from Woodbridge Boatyard. Delivered by this gentleman who was a student at the boatbuilding college in Lowestoft when Mill engineers Gary and Alex worked there. Alex taught him joinery from time to time. @alexhunterworkshop #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering

Once the Engineers have lifted, cleaned, flipped, cleaned the reverse and reseated the one tonne millstones the special crane has to be lubricated and stored for the next time. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #engineersworkisneverdone

Steve Smith's photos of recent stone dressing. Huge thanks to Kelvin Law & Dave Pearce from #wickenwindmill for instructing Steve and Richard Poole. Also thanks to 'students' Alex Hunter & Brian Hunt for their help to reinstated runner & refit the tun. #millengineering #woodbridgetidemillmuseum

Engineers were busy this morning lifting the water stone (powered by the tides) in preparation for cleaning or 'dressing'. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #millengineeringdepartment #dressingthestones

An advantage of being a working museum is that your exhibits help maintain it! The trammel was involved in recent millstone dressing. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #millengineeringdepartment

Sheila Viner and David Plunkett visiting from #elingtidemillexperience preparing for the 2026 Tide Mill Conference. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #tidemillstogether

Engineers hard at it refitting a freshly dressed millstone yesterday #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #dressingmillstones

Busy preparing the stones for dressing on Wednesday. There will be restricted access to the first floor while this is being done unfortunately. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #millengineeringdepartment

Wheel turning today at noon #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #milling

Small, worn top stone from a hand quern #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #milling

The old Mill lock and key removed from the door of the Mill in 1971 #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering

Cast Iron Pinion and a fragment of an early main shaft gudgeon clasp ring. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering

Millstones can weigh between 2.4 and 3.6 tonnes so a sturdy crane is required to lift them #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #millstone

Thrift and Mill Bill - Mill Bills are double ended chisels that are held in a wooden handle, called a thrift.
This combination tool is used to dress (sharpen) the millstones. Good to know. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #dressingmillstones

More dentistry this week from our Engineering Team assisted by Bill Griffiths, Millwright #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill

#woodbridgetidemillmuseum engineers get the waterwheel turning today - early days but promising a return to regular wheel turning #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill

This Stone Nut takes power from the Great Spur Wheel and rotates the top stone that grinds the wheat between it and the static Bedstone beneath. Wooden teeth are cheap, quiet and don't create sparks. Tell everyone... #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #bread #milling

Audio Station fixed today with help from #fraserhale #longshopmuseumleiston. Turns out the crackling was from a loose connection. The voices of yesteryear are crystal clear again. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #kidsinmuseums #millengineering. Please support our fundraising gofund.me/bba4a0ee

So dramatic is the machinery, visitors sometimes miss the old Waterwheel Float from a wheel installed in 1932 that hangs above the ground floor viewing window to the Pit Wheel. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #waterwheel

Engineers preparing the waterwheel hoist to get the wheel going shortly #millengineering #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #woodbridgetidemill

Tide Mill model renovated and ready to go, thanks to John Harrison. The value of this item to inform visitors about how a tide mill works cannot be overstated. #kidsinmuseums #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #woodbridgehistoricriverside

Richard, one of our plucky Engineers, offers up the new teeth from #woodbridgeboatyard for the Pit Wheel maintenance #woodbridgemuseum #tidemillwoodbridge #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill

Great work by John Harrison today fixing our tide Mill model. It's a popular item, gets a LOT of use - really useful for explaining how the old Mill works. Photo: John Harrison. #kidsinmuseums #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #millengineeringdepartment

The #woodbridgetidemillmuseum Engineering team braved the cold on Monday morning, replaced the Trinity House marker, did some final adjustment on pit wheel tooth, and got the wheel house door sliding again. #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #woodbridgehistoricriverside

Waterproof concrete was poured today to support the Hurst frame at #woodbridgetidemillmuseum. Ekki plate soon! Thanks to Jack for the 'after' photos. #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #NationalLotteryHeritageFund #suffolkcountycouncil

The old cutaway millstone Tun in August 2011. Photo: Simon Hazelgrove. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #history #milling #flourmilling

The view down the sack hoist in August 2011. Photo Simon Hazelgrove #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #suffolkmuseums #sackhoist

Due to doubts about the resilience of the mortar in the brickwork, we are reverting to a solid block of Deben-resistant concrete. Shuttering is going up this morning. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #millengineeringdepartment #NationalLotteryHeritageFund #suffolkcountycouncil

An early prototype model from Jun 2006, shows the sluice quite clearly. #woodbridgetidemillmuseum #millengineering #woodbridgetidemill #riverdeben #tidemillwoodbridge #millpond